The Shooting in Connecticut...

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I haven’t written a thing about the tragic events of the
shooting in Connecticut because I haven’t known what to write or what to say. I
have felt numb and helpless. I don’t know what to think about this terrible
event little own write about it.

I have thought about it and thought about the lives of those
still here and how it will affect them forever. How it will make some people
act now and into the future and how some people will become completely
different to whom they otherwise would have been and how it will reshape lives.

I’ve tried to look with positive hope for the future but I’ve
been angry and hurt about the harm and sadness the shooting created not only for
the individuals directly affected but the many more around the world that have had
their hurts reopened as raw and devastating as the day they happened previously.

Silence can be powerful but in our world of internet and
everything instant it doesn’t send out much of a message if we all remain
quiet. It could be powerful if everyone was to be silent together but as you
may have noticed not many are keeping quiet about it except maybe
a few people in power that should be making a stand and doing something. I don’t
envy anyone in the position of making policy. What can be done? How do you go about putting in
place policies to prevent these type of actions?

I know nothing can be done to bring those children and their
futures back and I don’t know what is the best action for people to take to help
stop things like this happening again.

This is such a tough thing to deal with on so many levels.

Writing a blog post was the only way I felt I could say
something when I really didn’t have anything worthwhile or helpful to say and I
cannot seem to mouth the words out loud because they are far too hard to
express in any meaningful way.

Even writing about this tragic event is hard and I feel no
words would ever be enough to express the sincere and extreme regret and
sadness I feel for the children, the teachers, their families and everyone who has been
affected by this horrific incident.

My words seem cold and useless but still they are out there
now and they are heartfelt.

My deepest sympathy I give to anyone who has been affected
by these horrific and senseless deaths.